Would we be happy with Canada's health care?

When the Democrat-controlled Congress passed and the president signed the Affordable Care Act into law, our illustrious vice president proclaimed it to be “a big blanking deal.” Nancy Pelosi, who had little idea what was in the bill, reassured us that once it was passed, we would like it. Of course, that proved to be false, as a majority of Americans, in fact, do not like it.

It represents another entitlement that our country cannot afford.

Several years ago, Canadians passed national health care. We have all heard stories of Canadians who could not get the required health care in Canada and who traveled to the United States as an alternative. However, I do give the Canadians credit. As part of their nationalized health care process, it was decided that they would fund it by changing their income tax laws by increasing its top tax bracket to 48 percent and by implementing a sales tax of 10 percent.

By doing that, anyone with taxable income or anyone buying goods subject to the sales tax is required to pay their “fair share.” In addition, most families are required to pay a small annual amount, depending on family size, toward health care. Many Canadians appear to be happy with their health care system. On the other hand, I doubt that most Americans, both those who contribute financially to our society and those who do not, would be willing to fund such an entitlement, especially considering that we cannot afford our other entitlements.